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J. T. DENNY.

BUCKET.

Patented Ju1y1,19', 18 87.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN THOMAS DENNY, OF RElDSVlLLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

BUCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 866,653, dated July 19,1887.

Application filed January 3|, 1887.

To all whom, it may gonccrn:

Be it known that 1, JOHN THOMAS DENNY, acitizen of the UnitedStates,residing at lteidsville, in the county of Roekingham and State of NorthCarolina, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Buckets, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in buckets and pails, the objectbeing to avoid driving nails, screws, or staples into the walls of thebucket, and thereby affording points where the water can ooze out,thereby rusting the metal and rot-ting the wood.

The invention consists in the earstrap sunk into grooves made on thesides and bottom of the bucket and retained in place by means of thehoops, which embrace it as well as the staves.

In the aeconipanyi ng drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective viewof my improved bucket- Fig. 2 is a central vertical section with theear'strap removed to show the grooves and notches. Fig. 3 is a bottomplan view, and Fig. 4 is a detail view, of the earstrap.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates the stavcs and bottomof a bucket set up and having the vertical opposite grooves, a a, in thesides and the notches a a in the chine.

B is the earstrap, fitting accurately in said grooves and notches andhaving a contoursi n1ilar to a central vertical section of the part ofbucket over which it extends. The strap, when in place, is flush withthe sides. The ends of the strap are bent over on themselves to form theloops or ears I), and its central portion crosses the bucketdiametrically between the notches, thus helping to strengthen thebottom.

0 G are the lower three hoops, which are slipped into place upon thestavcsv and over the ear-strap before the ears I) have been formed. Thehoops are secured to the earstraps by punching or otherwise, forming asmall lug or spur, c, on the inner face of the hoop, which spur or lugwill engage or bite into the strap, and thereby firmly secure the hoopsthereto. .The hoops may be secured, however, by rivets or similar means.The top hoop, C, does not surround the ear-strap, as

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the latter does not extend up to it, though it might be made so, ifdesired.

1) is the bail, the hooks of which engage in the ears I), as shown.

It is evident that by the construction described a very solid,substantial, and compact bucket is made, and that by sinking theearstraps flush with the sides of the bucket and retaining them in placeby the hoops they are more firmly secured than they possibly could be bynails, screws, or staples.

As neither the hoops nor the strap are secured in place by nails,screws, or anything that penetrates the walls, no openings are made forthe percolation of water from the inside, which often, by thuspenetrating the nail-holes, rusts the metal and rots the wood, so thatthe bucket soon becomes useless.

I am aware that two ear-straps have been used in conjunction with thehoops, one earstrap being on each side of the bucket and both situatedoutside of the hoops. I do not claim such a construction, as 1 use butone ear-strap bent to conform to the contour of the bucket, and themiddle portion of said strap forming a strong re-enforccment to thebottom thereot'j Kesides, the single strap binds the bucket more firmlytogether and makes it very strong and compact, so that it would be veryhard to separate or disjoint the parts by the roughest usage.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In a bucket, the combinationof thebody provided on its sides with opposite vertical grooves endingbelow in notches in the chine, the ear-strap having its end bent intocars to engage the hooked ends of the bail, littingin the grooves andnotches flush with the outer Y surface of the body and crossing thebottom of the bucket between the notches, and the hoops fitted on thebody over the ear-strap, so as to retain the latter in place,substantially as specified.

2. The herein-described bucket, composed of the body A, provided withthe grooves a and notches a, the earstrap 13, provided with the cars b,the hoops C O, and the bail 1), all constructed and arrangedsubstantially as and for the purpose specified.

3.. The combination, with the body of the bucket, of the ear-strapresting against the own I have hofeto affixed my signature in sides andacross the bottom thereof, and the presence of two witnesses.

hoops arranged over the ear-strap and seeuring it in place, the innerfaces of said hoops JOHN THOMAS DENNY 5 having spurs or lugs which biteinto the outer Witnesses:

face of the strap, substantially as specified. W. B. PALMER,

In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as my NV. L. \VALKER;

